herself

Pronoun

Meaning

An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.

Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

only same person very self ego lone himself that them themselves those you myself oneself
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Antonyms

common

Phrases with the word

every woman for herself hates herself harm herself recuse herself distance herself prove herself

Anagrams

flesher

Examples

A mother always thinks twice: for herself and for the child. Sophia Loren

Nature is wont to hide herself. Heraclitus

She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it). Lewis Carroll

She who is pregnant, is pregnant-even though she wrap herself in an 'mkaja'. Swahili Proverb

A hungry hen sees herself in a wheat silo. Turkish Proverb

It is a bad hen can't scrape for herself. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Herschelian telescope herse Hersee herselfe hersen Hersey